Close to the Sun launches May 1 as an Epic Games Store exclusive (update)

As a slice of PC gaming fans continue to bicker over the rise of alternatives to Steam, another small studio has decided to sell on the Epic Games Store as an exclusive. This time, it’s Italy’s Storm in a Teacup, whose first-person horror game Close to the Sun will launch as an Epic exclusive on May 2.

“Our partnership with Epic has been a long one. They have supported us since the early days of the project on both a technical and commercial level, providing an Unreal Development Grant, which has helped make the game what it is today,” said Storm in a Teacup project manager Roberto Semprebene over email on the decision to pick Epic. “The continuation of that strong bond, to launch the game on the Epic Games Store felt like the natural route and the visibility and support it gives us as a new developer is key.”